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In the Billion Oyster Project, middle school students study and conduct field research of New York Harbor and its watershed to support restoration of native oyster habitats. The project is developing and testing a model that integrates curriculum and community enterprise to connect urban students to natural settings.
Abstract
The Curriculum and Community Enterprise for the Restoration of New York Harbor Through New York City Public Schools is a project that is both an education and restoration initiative. The project began with the vision that public school curricula— particularly in STEM-C (science, technology, engineering, and math, plus computing) content areas—can be enhanced by explicitly linking teaching and learning to a localized environmental science project that demands authentic research, data collection, and experimentation. In New York City, there are numerous local environmental problems that merit student inquiry research; however, none is more fundamental than the question of human impacts on the city’s watershed.
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Author Contributions
Lauren Birney ([email protected]) is assistant professor of STEM education in the School of Education at Pace University in New York, New York. You can follow her on Twitter: @lbbirney.
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Lauren Birney
Lauren Birney ([email protected]) is assistant professor of STEM education in the School of Education at Pace University in New York, New York. You can follow her on Twitter: @lbbirney.